Starlink satellite Internet services near final approval in Vietnam
Economy 17:03 02/12/2025Starlink satellite Internet services, offered by U.S.-based Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX), is in the final stage of regulatory assessment and may soon receive official approval to operate in Vietnam, Nguyen Anh Cuong, deputy head of the Vietnam Telecommunications Authority under the Ministry of Science and Technology, said at a regular press briefing in Hanoi on Monday.
Foreign experts urge Vietnam to add e-cigarettes, heated tobacco to investment law’s prohibited list
Vietnam News 11:32 02/12/2025Foreign experts are calling for the production and trade of e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products to be added to the list of banned business sectors under Vietnam’s revised Investment Law, aiming to prevent these products from threatening public health, especially among young people, heard a conference held in Hanoi on Monday.
Nearly 1.8mn Vietnamese children under 5 are stunted: UNICEF
Vietnam News 17:26 01/12/2025Vietnam currently has around 1.8 million children under five suffering from stunting, with the rate of malnutrition among ethnic minority children in remote areas being twice that of the Kinh ethnic group, according to UNICEF statistics.
Southeast Asia storm deaths near 700 as scale of disaster revealed
World 16:21 01/12/2025Rescue teams in western Indonesia were battling on Monday to clear roads cut off by cyclone-induced landslides and floods, as improved weather revealed more of the scale of a disaster that has killed close to 700 people in Southeast Asia.
Vietnam aviation authority orders maximum passenger support amid Airbus technical updates
Economy 13:58 29/11/2025The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has called on airlines to offer maximum assistance to passengers in light of urgent software updates required for Airbus A320 aircraft, which could disrupt flight schedules.
‘Aroha’ spirit strengthens Vietnam -New Zealand partnership
Vietnam News 13:33 29/11/2025The Consulate General of New Zealand in Ho Chi Minh City hosted the 50-year anniversary of diplomatic relations between New Zealand and Vietnam on Thursday evening at The Reverie Saigon in Saigon Ward.
Storm Koto drifts slowly as rare tropical depression moves into East Vietnam Sea
Vietnam News 11:53 29/11/2025Storm Koto has been weakening and drifting slowly from Saturday morning, while a rare tropical depression east of Malaysia has been moving toward the southern East Vietnam Sea, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.
3 world-class superyacht resort projects to be developed in Vietnam’s Gia Lai
Economy 09:02 29/11/2025The People’s Committee of Gia Lai Province in south-central Vietnam on Friday granted investment certificates to Arque Degi Joint Stock Company to develop three world-class six-star superyacht resort projects in the De Gi Lagoon area, with a total capital of over VND8.5 trillion (US$324.6 million).
Vietnam’s airlines hold overnight emergency meeting as 6,000 Airbus jets recalled for software updates
Economy 09:00 29/11/2025Airbus has issued an urgent directive for software updates on roughly 6,000 A320 aircraft worldwide after discovering that intense solar radiation can distort critical flight-control data, forcing the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam and domestic air carriers to hold an overnight emergency meeting as their fleets are dominated by the affected A320-family jets.
Vietnam, Philippines boost defense ties
Vietnam News 11:37 28/11/2025Vietnam and the Philippines reaffirmed their commitment to deepening defense cooperation during the seventh Defense Policy Dialogue held in Hanoi on Wednesday.
China opens wider door to Vietnam’s fresh jackfruit
Economy 09:28 28/11/2025Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Environment and China’s General Administration of Customs (GACC) on Thursday signed a protocol allowing the export of fresh Vietnamese jackfruits to the Chinese market, as part of the Vietnamese delegation’s ongoing working visit to China.
